[ the ground stills for a moment as the frost giant rears back to smash through a cracked part of the golden barrier. from behind, the earth begins to shake again-- thoom-thoom, thoom-thoom as a different sort of giant runs to meet the intruder head on. swathed in blue shining metal and red silks and wielding a sword the size of ten men stacked upon each other, he swings.

the sound of electricity and ice crashes as the atom holds the brute's attack from hitting those below. ]

Apologies, my large friend! The palace has no vacancies this day! [ though-- the jotunn's ice begins to climb, consuming the sword and very likely taking ray's hand soon. he pulls back to overbalance the giant and fires off a beam of hard light into its face. he then takes stock of his surroundings, yelling down: ] Apologies,
my tiny friends-- I did not see you there!

[ they catch him off guard, and down a sword. he's unconscious before he knows it, and comes to with a start as someone tugs fiercely at the one gauntlet he has left. sarah's flaxen visage comes into slow focus as she's pulling part of the suit from him -- he almost immediately sits up and has major heart eyes motherfucker. ]

Lady Sarah! You should not be here-- Dark Elves have begun to overwhelm the lower floors.

Hey, uhh-- Gid? Can you hear me?

[ not lady gideon; not even her full name. ray's voice is harried, but not as afraid as it probably should be. ]

I need your help with a plan... You're probably not going to like it.